Professional Development services aimed at addressing K-12 educational challenges.
Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert J. Marzano and Douglas Reeves are a few of the top speakers.
From the About page, "The mission of aha! Process is to improve the lives and education of individuals throughout the world." The group focuses on school improvement, professional development and community sustainability. The company was founded by Ruby Payne (see tag: payne for more).
This bookmark provides examples of online professional development course offerings. "EdTech Leaders Online (ETLO) is a nationally recognized online professional development program developed by the Center for Online Professional Education (COPE) at Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC)."
Blog on the Teacher Leaders Network (TLN). The blogger, Bill Ferriter, teaches 6th grade language arts in Wake County, NC. He has designed professional development courses for educators nationwide on the use of web2.0 technologies in the classroom.
"Discovery Education supports teachers in accelerating student achievement, bringing the world of Discovery into classrooms to ignite students' natural curiosity."
ASTD claims to be the world's largest professional association devoted to training and development. The site offers publications and resources, as well as education programs, a knowledge center, etc.
The National Staff Development Council is now known as Learning Forward. This organization believes not just in professional development, but also in educators' "effective professional learning" as the bridge to student achievement.
"Kappan is the flagship publication of PDK International, the professional association in education." The online version of the magazine offers some free articles; remainder by subscription. Professional development guides are available, as is an RSS feed
AASA is a professional association with over 13,000 members, from all members of school administration. The organization provides advocacy and policy support, as well as professional development.
Mission is "to foster educational and social equity by empowering all people involved with schools to work collaboratively in reflective democratic communities that create and support powerful learning experiences for everyone."
From the home page, the mission is "to identify and provide quality educational opportunities for educators, students, families, and communities in coastal Fairfield County, Connecticut."